Mother and boyfriend charged after six-year-old brings 11 packets of heroin to school

PHILADELPHIA — Authorities say a man and a woman are facing charges after a first-grader took 11 packets of heroin to a Philadelphia school.

School officials say 20 students at Barry Elementary School in the city’s Cobbs Creek section were taken to a hospital after a teacher saw a 6-year-old girl playing with one of the packets.

No injuries were reported, although police say one of the packets appeared to have been bitten and a girl was complaining of stomach pains.

“We know that one of the packages clearly looks like it was bitten,” Philadelphia Police Lt. John Walker told NBC news.

“The only person who we’re sure had contact with the product at this point was the young female that brought it in,” Philadelphia Police Cpt. John Przepiorka told NBC. “The young girl that brought it in did feel a little dizzy and didn’t feel well. So we sent her over to CHOP to make sure she’s okay.”

The 20 students were taken to a children’s hospital as a precaution. At the hospital the 11th and final packet was found inside the girl’s jacket.

Police and prosecutors said Wednesday that 28-year-old Christopher Troy-Jenkins White and 32-year-old Marie Hunter are charged with endangerment and narcotics possession.

Listed phone numbers for White and Hunter can’t be found. It’s unclear whether they have attorneys.